People who cruise in the passing lane. Die in a car fire you mother****ers.

Colorado really needs to institute a public information campaign about this. It's much more dangerous than people realize, and it drives me absolutely bonkers.

It doesn't matter if you're going the speed limit. You may feel like you're doing the right thing by slowing a speeder down, or you may feel it's your RIGHT to drive in any lane you 'darn well please.'

You're not. It's not.
And you ARE breaking the law.

Here's how it is DESIGNED to work:
You're in what you think is just like any other lane except that it's 'fast'. Someone approaches you from behind at 64mph (and you look down to see you're going 57mph and you switch to your smug 'justified' face because the sign says 55). While rather close in proximity, the driver begs you to move over.

Oh, how you should.

But you don't.

The driver tries to be patient and now cars start lining up behind both of you. There's a quick flash of the brights, (Which means the driver would like to pass) and if you look up from your phone you either move over, or your ego decides that you'll be stubborn (and in some cases actually slow down ON PURPOSE). In most cases you don't even notice the signal (flash to pass) but you just start complaining about the guy riding your bumper.

Now there's four or five vehicles lining up behind you while you have a LOT of distance ahead of you and enough room to move over. Now the sixth vehicle back finally jets across two lanes of traffic to go around not only you and the cars behind you, but but also around the slower cars in the two lanes to your right, only to find that there's no GOOD reason for you to be IN THE WAY.

Note that he used the 'SLOW' lane to do this in and dangerously passes on the right.

Move over. You don't have to be stubborn. It's not your lane. You don't have to be self-righteous. Please be part of the solution. Don't cause traffic jams and contribute to road rage.

Colorado really needs to institute a public information campaign about this. It's much more dangerous than people realize, and it drives me absolutely bonkers.

It doesn't matter if you're going the speed limit. You may feel like you're doing the right thing by slowing a speeder down, or you may feel it's your RIGHT to drive in any lane you 'darn well please.'

You're not. It's not.
And you ARE breaking the law.

Here's how it is DESIGNED to work:
You're in what you think is just like any other lane except that it's 'fast'. Someone approaches you from behind at 64mph (and you look down to see you're going 57mph and you switch to your smug 'justified' face because the sign says 55). While rather close in proximity, the driver begs you to move over.

Oh, how you should.

But you don't.

The driver tries to be patient and now cars start lining up behind both of you. There's a quick flash of the brights, (Which means the driver would like to pass) and if you look up from your phone you either move over, or your ego decides that you'll be stubborn (and in some cases actually slow down ON PURPOSE). In most cases you don't even notice the signal (flash to pass) but you just start complaining about the guy riding your bumper.

Now there's four or five vehicles lining up behind you while you have a LOT of distance ahead of you and enough room to move over. Now the sixth vehicle back finally jets across two lanes of traffic to go around not only you and the cars behind you, but but also around the slower cars in the two lanes to your right, only to find that there's no GOOD reason for you to be IN THE WAY.

Note that he used the 'SLOW' lane to do this in and dangerously passes on the right.

Move over. You don't have to be stubborn. It's not your lane. You don't have to be self-righteous. Please be part of the solution. Don't cause traffic jams and contribute to road rage.

Whats worse is when there's 3 lanes and semis are all the way over into that 3rd lane.

Whats worse is when there's 3 lanes and semis are all the way over into that 3rd lane.

It is very likely the delayed effect of some total ****ing moron cruising in the left lane up ahead in traffic. The initial congestion point propagates like a wave, and affects the traffic behind it for a length of time proportional to the traffic demand.

It is very likely the delayed effect of some total ****ing moron cruising in the left lane up ahead in traffic. The initial congestion point propagates like a wave, and affects the traffic behind it for a length of time proportional to the traffic demand.

People who cruise in the passing lane. Die in a car fire you mother****ers.

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Utahns are notorious for doing this. I made a trip to Idaho. Great driving until coming back to Utah. I swear the minute I crossed the border cars in the passing lane cruising, going slower than the cars in the other lanes. And don't seem to have a clue or car that cars are right behind them.

Also drivers that can't seem to drive the speed limit. If you can't drive the speed limit go on a street that has a speed limit that is more to your slower speed.

Utahns are notorious for doing this. I made a trip to Idaho. Great driving until coming back to Utah. I swear the minute I crossed the border cars in the passing lane cruising, going slower than the cars in the other lanes. And don't seem to have a clue or car that cars are right behind them.

Also drivers that can't seem to drive the speed limit. If you can't drive the speed limit go on a street that has a speed limit that is more to your slower speed.

When I was about 10 years old, my Dad was driving the family across Utah trying to get to Wellington, CO. Grandma and Grandpa were waiting as well as the cousins and my Dad's siblings. Good times in the Summer. Well, one lane, each way, highway and cars going about 70 MPH. Pissed my Dad off so he took it in his own hands and started passing them by driving in the other lane (legal with broken yellow lane). My Mom is freaking out (I think it is completely awesome) and tells my Dad, "Don't Do that! You are going to give these old people heart attacks!" My Dad's response? "Good! They shouldn't be on the road anyways!" Never forget that about my Dad and drivers in Utah.

People who take a road because it's a short cut, then wait for a mile of clearance to turn. If you want to be careful then go up to the light and turn with everyone else. I got flipped off by that guy for giving him a thumbs up after he finally made his turn.